ØRBITA drops debut album ‘Gravity’

Based in Bali, producer Dmitrii Riabokon channels a world of shimmering nostalgia and futuristic soundscapes through his new synth project ØRBITA. Taking cues from artists like Lorn, Tycho and Moderat, his music inhabits a space where analogue warmth meets cosmic atmosphere, an melting point of memory and imagination. With vintage synth tones, emotive melodies and the impact of 80s-style drums, ØRBITA crafts soundtracks for reflection, daydreaming and everything in between.

Growing up surrounded by his father’s record collection, he developed a fascination with melody and mood early on. Picking up the guitar as a teenager and playing in bands before transitioning into production work, where he spent years creating music under the moniker OctoSound for videos and online content. That period saw him tighten his technical skills, but ØRBITA represents something different. It’s a return to the music that first moved him, a project born from a love of analogue synthesis, emotional storytelling, and the cinematic glow of retro-futurism.

Launched late last year, ØRBITA began as an experiment in reconnecting with sound on a deeper level. In March this year, he stepped out under the new artistic banner, sharing his sound on the debut single “Pulse,” which he’s since followed up with a string of well-received tracks in the build up to his debut full-length record titled Gravity.

Gravity is an album that invites listeners to drift, revolving around the idea of emotional context and the pull of connection, the record fuses the glowing textures of synthwave with a human undercurrent that runs throughout. It’s a tribute to the genre’s retro appeal as well as a development of it, distilling a vision that brings warmth and sincerity into a space often defined by cold futurism.

Setting up the record with “Arrival,” the warm pulse of fluttering synth tones builds with the crisp snap of drums to form a transportive scene of uplifting melodic flickers and lush textures. Flowing with bright dashes of bubbling synth elements and gliding with an elegant ebb and flow, it’s a superb jam that’s danceable and mesmeric in equal measure. “Prism” follows with the contrast of twinkling tones and deep low end notes, developing with airy vibes before jumping into a driving soundscape of punching beats and zappy instrumentation.

“Contact” drifts into focus with the soft shimmer of smooth synths, taking flight with the mellow rustle of sharp percussion and dreamy melodic leads to cast a thoroughly absorbing slice of alluring synthwave music. Other highlights on the record include songs like “Space Runner” with its hurried rhythms and stabby synth flashes, forging an invigorating sound of pulsating beats and colourful arrangement.

Title track “Gravity” floats with atmospheric textures and chiming tones to set up an enveloping soundscape that swells with the rustling shuffle of drums, forming an infectious sound that’s soothing, exhilarating and fiercely original all at once. “Rubicon” simmers with the gentle bounce of synths and steady percussive energy, progressing through moments of stripped back bliss and passages of subtly anthemic melodic writing.

Closing the album with “Home,” ØRBITA delivers a playful finale of upbeat synth flourishes and slick drums to lay down an enchanting finale to his incredible debut LP. With Gravity, ØRBITA confirms his status as leading figure in retro synth music where he’s building a sonic world that feels timeless, suspended between the past and the infinite horizon ahead.

Listen to Gravity below